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Paket kongo (female) from a Kongo altar

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  • Additional Information
    • Publication Date:
      1987
    • Collection:
      PennState: Digital Collections
    • Subject Terms:
      Haiti; Ouest; Port-au-Prince; Bureau of Ethnology
    • Subject Terms:
      20th century
    • Abstract:
      Kongo packets, (paket kongo), used on Petwo altars and in healing ceremonies, are filled with leaves, herbs, earth and other ingredients. They are spirit-activated bundles, similar in function to their African progenitors, Kongo nkisi (minkisi) and Fon bocio.
    • File Description:
      Cloth, leaves, herbs, other materials; JPEG
    • Relation:
      Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections; 11_4760_13_S; 11.4760.13.S; http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/128441
    • Online Access:
      http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/128441
    • Rights:
      This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications.
    • Accession Number:
      edsbas.1EDAB6EE